[Belarus] Virtual Shtetl Discovers Belarus

Posted by: Jan Meisels Allen

The Museum of the History of Polish Jews has a new video on their
website: "The Virtual Shtetl Is Discovering Belarus." The movie shows
Virtual Shtetl workers and volunteers' efforts to unearth and record the
Jewish heritage in Belarus. It is a 17.5 minute video by Julia Poplawska. It
shows the virtual shtetl workers search and record the Jewish history of
Belarus by visiting several small towns, cemeteries and interviewing
residents. The short film is available in Polish, English and
Belarusian--the later twowith subtitles. It can be viewed at: http://tinyurl.com/c4rt5k8original
url:http://www.sztetl.org.pl/en/cms/news/2616,virtual-shtetl-discovers-belarus/

The
movie was made possible due to financial support of the US Embassy (Federal
Assistance Award for the 'Supporting transition in Belarus by promotion of
good practices of preservation of Jewish heritage' project) in Poland and the
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Poland.